Posts About "Darryl Sittler"
Darryl Sittler - Toronto Maple Leafs Legend
May 23rd, 2019 Darryl Sittler, the most popular player in Toronto Maple Leafs history, captured the imagination of hockey fans everywhere. In his 15-year NHL career, he scored 484 goals, 637 assists, and 1,121 points in the regular season. And although he scored another 29 goals in the playoffs, his most famous tally came in overtime against...
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres
March 14th, 2019 From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing this great piece by Andrew Forbes recounting the best centres in Leafs...
Darryl Sittler’s Magical 10-Point Game
February 7th, 2019 Records are made to be broken. But, more than 40 years after Darryl Sittler set the record for most points scored in a single game, it has yet to be matched, much less broken. Sittler’s name literally covered the scoresheet as he piled up six goals and four assists in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 11-4 rout over the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7,...
Darryl Sittler: Two Iconic Stories of the Maple Leafs' Captain
January 6th, 2019 Darryl Sittler played in the National Hockey League from 1970 until 1985. Although for most of that time he played for his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, he also added three years with the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings before he retired. Sittler was an “Ontario Guy” and, long before he played hockey professionally, he...
Is Matthews the Best Maple Leafs’ Center Ever?
December 16th, 2018 On March 14, 2017, on the 35th anniversary of Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, The Hockey Writers' Andrew Forbes wrote a thoughtful post titled “Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres.” In this post, Forbes reviewed his choices for the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs...
Worst Toronto Maple Leafs Trades
November 7th, 2018 There have been some horrible, terrible and embarrassing trades by the Toronto Maple Leafs in team history. But in recent memory, the number one worst trade blows all the others out of the water -- or perhaps blows the Leafs off the trees. Everything about this deal was bad. They chose the wrong player to trade. The wrong time...
